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The present invention relates to 2' phenylhydra~ino-
2-cyanoacrylic acid esters and herbicides which contair.
these compounds.
2'-Phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic acid esters which
have a chlorine atom or nitro group in the phenyl radical
have been disclosed in the literature (Farmaco Ed. Sci. 22
(1967)~ 58; 418). They are used as intermediates, eg. for
the synthesis of diuretics or antibacterial compounds. No
herbicidal properties have been disclosed for these
compounds.
We have found that 2i-phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic
acid esters of the formula I
~ { ~ ; ~H-~ C~ C~ Co ~4 I ~
where Rl is chlorine, or bromine, R2 is chlorine, bromine or
iodine, R3 is chlorine or bromine, and R4 is alkyl of 1 to
3 carbon atoms, allyl or propargyl, have a surprisingly
powerful and at the same time selective herbicidal action.
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The 2'-phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic acid esters
of the formula I are obtained, for example, by reacting a
substituted phenylhydrazine of the formula II
R2 ,~ NH-N~2
Rl
where R1, R2 and R3 have the above meanings, with a sub-
stituted 2-eyanoacrylie aeid ester of the formula III
~~ C - C ~ III
R5~ ~ C02~
where R4 has the above meanings and R5 is alkoxy of 1 to
4 carbon atoms, N,N-dialkylamino, where alkyl is of 1 to
4 earbon atoms, or hydroxyl.
The reaetion is advantageously earried out under
mild eonditions,at from -25 to 70C, preferably at room
temperature (20C).
Suitable solvents are those in which both reaet-
ants are soluble or partly soluble, especially alcohols,
sueh as methanol, ethanol, propanol, i-propanol and but-
anol, ethers, sueh as tetrahydrofuran and dioxane~ and
mixtures of these solven-ts.
The 2' phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic acid esters
of the formula I according to the invention in most cases
erystallize out of the reaction solution in a pure form,
and can be isolated by filtration with suction and
drying under mild conditions (below 50C).
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Not less than the rnolar amount, based on the sub-
stituted phenylhydrazines of the formula II, and prefer-
ably the stoichiometric amount, of the 2-cyanoacrylic
acid esters of the formula III is used. If, instead
of the free phenylhydrazines of the formula IT, mineral
acid salts are used, eg. hydrochlorides or sulfates, it
is advantageous first to liberate the substituted phenyl-
hydrazine of the formula II by adding an equivalent
amount of an alkali metal alcoholate or alkali metal ace-
tate and then to carry out the reaction.
Those phenylhydrazines of the formula IIwhich are not already known can be prepared by a conven-
tional method (Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organ. Chemie,
volume 10/2, page 180 et seq.). Those 2-cyanoacrylic
acid esters of the formula III which are not already
known can be prepared by a conventional method (German
Laid-Open Application DOS 2,635,841; Chem. Ber. 97
(1964), 3397).
~ In the Examples which follow, parts by weight
bear the same relation to parts by volume as that of the
kilogram to the liter.
Preparation of the 2'-phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic acid
esters of the formula I:
EXAMPLE 1
148.1 parts by weight of 2,4,6-trichlorophenyl-
hydrazine are introduced into a solution of 108.5 parts
by weight of methyl ethoxymethylene-2-cyanoacetate in
1,000 parts by volume of methanol. A crystal slurr~
precipitates out of the solution and is stirred ~or 3
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hours and filtered with suction,and the crystals are
dried at 40C under reduced pressure to give 187.4 parts
by weight of methyl 2'-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-hydrazino-
2-cyanoacrylate of melting point 174-175C (Compound No.l).
C11H8C13N302 (Molecular weight 320.5)
calculated: C 41.22 H 2.25 N 13.11
found: C 40.g H 2.8 N 12.8
EXAMPLE 2
A suspension of 21.4 parts by weight of 2,4-di-
chlorophenylhydrazine hydrochloride in lS0 parts by volume
of methanol is neutralized by adding about 18 parts by
weight of 30% strength sodium ethylate solution, and,after
addition of 15.5 parts by weight of methyl ethoxymethy-
lene-2-cyanoacetate, the mixture is stirred at 25C for
3 hours and refluxed for 15 minutes. It is the~
filtered, the methanol is evaporated from the fil-
trate under reduced pressure and the residue is recrystal-
lized from ethanol (at ~0C) to give 17.5 parts by ~eight
of methyl 2'-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-hydrazino-2-cyanoacryl-
ate of melting point 154-156C (Compound No. 2).
CllHgC12N302 (Molecular weight 286)
calculated: C 46.18 H 3.17 N 14.69
found: C 46.0 H 3.2 N 14.8
The following 2'-phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic
acid esters of the formula I can be prepared in a corres-
ponding manner:
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No. Rl F~2 R3 R4 Melting
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3 Cl Cl C2~5 175
4 Cl Cl 6-Cl C2H 166
Cl Cl 6-Cl i-C35H7 130
6 CH3 Cl H CH3 140
7 Br Br 6-Br CH3 182
8 Cl Br 5-Cl CH3
9 Cl Cl 5-Cl CH3 195
CH3 Br H CH3
11 CH3 Br 6-Br CH3
12 CH3 Cl 6-Cl CH
13 Cl Cl 6-Br 3
14 Cl Br 6-Br CH3
Cl Br 6-Cl CH3
16 Br Cl 6-Br CH3
17 Br P.r H CH3
18 Cl Cl 5-CH30 CH3
l9 Cl Cl 6-Cl CH2CH=CH2 156
Cl S02CH3 H CH3
2 l Cl Cl 6-Cl Propargyl
2 2 Cl H 3 -Cl C~3
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Application as herbicide may be effected for instance in the
form of directly sprayable solutions, powders, suspensions, disper-
sions, emulsions, oil dispersions, pastes, dusts, broadcasting
agents, or granules by spraying, atomizing, dusting, broadcasting
or watering. The forms of application depend entirely on the pur-
pose for which the agents are being used; in any case they should
ensure as fine a distribution of the active lngredient as possible.
~ or the preparation of solutions, emulsions, pastes and oil
dispersions to be sprayed direct, mineral oil fractions of medium
to high boiling point, such as kerosene or diesel oil, further
coal-tar oils, and olls of vegetable or animal origin, aliphatic,
cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene,
paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes and their
derivatives such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, chloro-
form, carbon tetrachloride, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, chloro-
benzene, isophorone, etc., and strongly polar solvents such as
dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxi~e, N-methylpyrrolidone, water,
etc. are suitable.
Aqueous formulations may be prepared from emulsion concen-
trates, pastes, oil dispersions or wettable powders by addingwater. To prepare emulsions, pastes and oil dispersions the ingre-
dients as such or dissolved in an oil or solvent may be homoge-
nized in water by means of wetting or dispersing agents, adherents
or emulsifiers. Concentrates which are suitable for dilution with
water may be prepared from active ingredient, wetting agent, ad-
herent, emulsifying or dispersing agent and possibly solvent or
oil.
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The herbicldes contain~ for example, from 5 to 95, especially
10 to ~0~ wt% of active ingredient.
Examples of surfactants are: alkali metal, alkaline earth
metal and ammonium salts of ligninsulfonic acid, naphthalene-
sulfonic acids, phenolsulfonic acids, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl
sulfates, and alkyl sulfonates, alkali metal and a~kaline earth
metal salts of dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, lauryl ether
sulfate, fatty alcohol sulfates, alkali metal and alkaline earth
metal salts of fatty acids, salts of sulfated hexadecanols, hepta-
decanols, and octadecanols, salts of sulfated fatty alcohol glycolethers, condensation products of sulfonated naphthalene and
naphthalene derivatives with formaldehyde, condensation products
of naphthalene or naphthalenesulfonic acids with phenol and form-
aldehyde, polyoxyethylene octylphenol ethers, ethoxylated isooctyl-
phenol, ethoxylated octylphenol and ethoxylated nonylphenol, alkyl-
phenol polyglycol ethers, tributylphenyl polyglycol ethers, alkyl-
aryl polyether alcohols, isotridecyl alcohol, fatty alcohol
ethylene oxide condensates, ethoxylated castor oil, polyoxy
ethylene alkyl ethers, ethoxylated polyoxypropylene, lauryl
alcohol polyglycol ether acetal, sorbitol esters, lignln, sulfite
waste liquors and methyl cellulose.
Powders, dusts and broadcasting agents may be prepared by
mixing or grinding the active ingredients with a solid carrler.
Granules, e.g., coated, impregnated or homogeneous granules,
may be prepared by bonding the active ingredients to solid
carriers. Examples of solid carriers are mineral earths such as
silicic acid, silica gels, silicates, talc, kaolin, Attaclay,
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limestone, lime, chalk, bole, loess3 clay, dolomite, diatomaceous
earth, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, ground
plastics, fertilizers sucn as ammonium sulfate, ammonium phos-
phate, ammonium nitrate, and ureas, and vegetable products such as
grain flours, bark meal, wood meal, and nutshell meal, cellulosic
powders, etc.
Example a
90 parts by weight of compound 1 is mixed with 10 parts by
- weight of N-methyl-~-pyrrolidone. A mixture is obtained which is
suitable for applicat~on in the form of very fine drops.
Example b
10 parts by weight of compound 2 is dissolved in a mixture
consisting of 90 parts by weight of xylene, 6 parts by weight of
the adduct of 8 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mo].e of oleic
acid-N-monoethanolamide, 2 parts by weight of the calcium salt of
dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, and 2 parts by weight of the adduct
of 40 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of castor oil.
Example c
20 parts by weight of compound 2 is dissolved in a mixture
consisting of 60 parts by weight of cyclohexanone, 30 parts by
weight of isobutanol, 5 parts by weight of the adduct of 7 moles
of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of isooctylphenol, and 5 parts by
weight of the adduct of 40 moles of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of
castor oil.
Example d
20 parts by weight of compound 1 is dissolved in a mixture
consisting of 25 parts by weight of cyclohexanol, 65 parts by
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weight of a mineral oil fraction having a boiling point between
210 and 280C, and 10 parts by weight of the adduct of 40 moles
of ethylene oxide with 1 mole of castor oil~
Example e
80 parts by weight of compound l is uell mixed with 3 parts
by weight of the sodium salt of diisobutylnaphthalene-d-sulfonic
acid, lO parts by weight of the sodium salt of a lignin-sulfonic
acid obtained from a sulfite waste liquor, and 7 parts by weight
of powdered silica gel, and triturated in a hammer mill.
Example f
5 parts by weight of compound 2 is intimately mixed with
95 parts by weight of particulate kaolin. A dust is obtained
containing 5% by weight of the active ingredientO
Example ~
30 parts by weight of compound 1 is intirnately mixed with a
mixture eonsisting of 92 parts by weight of powdered silica gel
and 8 parts by weight of paraffin oil which has been sprayed onto
the surfaee of this silica gel. A formulation of the active ingre-
dient is obtained having good adherence.
EXample h
40 parts by weight of cornpound 2 is intimately mixed with
10 parts of the sodium salt of a phenolsulfonic acid-urea-formalde-
hyde condensate, 2 parts of silica gel and 48 parts of water.
Dilution in water gives an aqueous dispersion.
Example i
20 parts of compound 1 is intimately mixed with 12 parts of
the calciu,n salt of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, 8 parts of a
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fatty alcohol polyglycol ether~ 2 parts of the sodium salt of a
phenolsulfonic acid-urea-formaldehyde condensate and 68 parts of a
paraffinic mineral oil. A s-table oily dispersion is obtained.
The influence of various representatives of the novel
2'-phenylhydrazino-2-cyanoacrylic acid esters on the growth of
unwanted plants is demonstrated in greenhouse experiments.
The vessels employed were plastic flowerpots having a volume
of 300 cm3, and which were filled with a sandy loam containing
about 1.5% humus. The seeds of the test plants were sown shallow,
and separately, according to species.
In the preemergence treatment, the active ingredients were
applied to the surface of the soil as a suspension or emulsion in
water by spraying through finely distributing nozzles~ The amount
of active ingredient applied in this treatment was equivalent to
3.0 kg/ha.
After the agents had been applied, the vessels were lightly
sprinkler-irrigated to induce germination and growth. Transparent
plastic covers were then placed on the vessels until the plants
had taken root. The cover ensured uniform germination of the
plants, insofar as this was not impaired by the chemicals.
For the postemergence treatment, the plants were first grown
in the vessels to a height of from 3 to 10 cm, depending on growth
form, before being treated. For this treatment, either plants
which had been sown directly in the pots and grown there were
selected, or plants which had been grown separately as seedlings
and transplanted to the experiment vessels a few days before
treatment. Where rice was used for the postemergence treatment,
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the substrate was enriched with peat. The same is true of catch-
weed bedstraw. The amount of active ingredient applied in this
treatment was 0.5 kg/ha ~or novelconpound no. 1 and 3.0 kg/ha for
compounds nos. 1 and 2. No cover was placed on the vessels in this
treatment.
The pots were set up in the greenhouse - species from warmer
areas at from 20 to 35C, and species from moderate climates at
15 to 25C. The experiments were run for ~rom 2 to 4 weeks.
During this period, the plants were tended and their reactions to
the various treatments assessed. The scale used for assessment
was 0 to 100, 0 denoting no damage or normal emergence, and 100
denoting nonemergence or complete destruction o~ at least the
visible plant parts.
The greenhouse experiments show that compounds nos. 1 and 2,
on both pre- and postemergence application at 3.0 kg/ha, have a
good herbicidal action.
In these greenhouse experiments, compound no. 1 also has, at
0.5 kg/ha, a very good action on a whole range of unwanted plants.
Certain crop plants tolerate treatment with this active ingredient
with slight and temporary damage, i~ any at all.
If certain crop plants tolerate, on leaf treatment, the
active ingredients less well, application techniques may be used
in which the herbicidal agents are sprayed from suitable equipment
in such a manner that the leaves of sensitive crop plants are if
possible not touched, and the agents reach the soil or the unwan-
ted plants growing beneath the crop p]ants (post-directed, lay-by
treatment).
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In view of the many application methods possible, the herbi-
cides according to the inventlon may be used in a very wide range
of crops for removing unwanted plants. The application rates may
vary between 0.1 and 15 kg of active ingredient per hectare and
more.
To increase the spectrum of action and to achieve synergistic
effects, the novel compounds according to the invention may be
mixed and applied together with numerous representatives of other
herbicidal or growth-regulating active ingredient groups. Examples
of suitable mixture components are diazines, 4H-3,1 benzoxazine
derivatives, benzothiadiazinones, 2,6-dinitroanilines, N-phenyl-
carbamates, thiolcarbamates, halocarboxylic acids, triazines,
amides, ureas, diphenyl ethers, triazinones, uracils, benzofuran
derivatives, cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives, etc.
It may also be useful to apply the novel compounds, either
alone or in combination with other herbicides, in admixture with
other crop protection agents, e.g., agents for combating pests or
phytopathogenic fungi or bacteria. The compounds may also be mixed
with solutions of mineral salts used to remedy nutritional or
trace element deficiencies. Non-phytotoxic oils and oil
concentrates may also be added.
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Table 1 - List of plant names
Botanical name Common name
Abutilon theophrasti velvet leaf
Amaranthus spp. plgweed
Centaurea cyanus corn~lower
Daucus carota wild carrot
Gallum aparine catchweed bedstraw
Ipomoea spp. morningglory
Lamium purpureum henbit
lO Oryza sativa rice
Sida spinosa teaweed (prickly sida)
Sinapis alba . white mustard
Solanum nigrum black nightshade
Tricitum aestivum wheat
